When we Americans shop at the grocery stores today, we don’t seem to be surprised at the sight of strawberries in the winter or perfect tomatoes from Holland. In the space of a generation, we’ve become accustomed to eating food that’s never grown roots in local soil. In fact, most produce(農(nóng)產(chǎn)品) grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold.

Trucking, shipping and flying in food from around the country and the globe has a very bad effect on the environment and on public health. Take grapes for example. Every year, nearly 270 million pounds of grapes arrive in California, most of them shipped from Chile to the Port of Los Angeles. Their 5,900-mile journey in cargo ships and trucks gives off 7,000 tons of global warming pollution each year, and enough air pollution to cause dozens of asthma(哮喘) attacks and hundreds of missed school clays in California.

The way we eat has a great influence on the health of the planet. By choosing to eat lower on the food chain, and focusing on local and organic(有機(jī)的) produce, we can reduce global warming and air pollution, avoid poisonous chemicals, support local farmers and enjoy fresh, tasty food.

People are rediscovering the benefits of buying local food. How your food is grown, stored, transported, processed and cooked can all influence how it affects climate and the environment. Transportation-related influences are particularly important for imported foods. NRDC calculated the transportation influences of importing fresh produce and wine widely consumed in California. They directly compared the climate and air quality influenced by importing these foods instead of growing and consuming them in California. Their analysis shows that—all else being equal—locally grown foods are a better choice.

72. From the passage we can learn that most produce sold at the grocery stores in the US     .

A. is grown by local farmers                          B. is from foreign countries

C. comes from far away                              D. is out of season

73. What would be the effect of transportation of foods?

A. It pollutes the foods during the transportation.

B. It makes the cost of the foods much higher.

C. It makes the foods less fresh and tasteless.

D. It causes air pollution and global warming.

74. Which of the following may have a bad effect on the health of the planet?

A. Eating higher on the food chain.                 B. Eating locally grown foods.

C. Eating more organic produce.                    D. Eating fresh and tasty foods.

75. The main purpose of the passage is         .

A. to help the local farmers grow and sell their produce

B. to tell people that imported foods are less healthy

C. to warn people of the harmfulness of food transportation

D. to get local people to reject the imported foods

 I wonder     we haven’t received her invitations yet. Her wedding is only two days away.

A. how        B. why           C. that           D. when

-Do you think there’s any possibility of the new educational programme     next year?

--Quite possible, according to some well-informed person.

A. carrying out      B. carried out  C. to be carried out D. being carried out

It’s a fact ____ he has not received the letter.

       A. that           B. which        C. whether             D. what

Nothing can give a mother more pleasure than to see her children ______ to be useful citizens of the country.

    A. grown up     B. turned out     C. brought up     D. brought out

Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．___________can be

    enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it，however．

    A．Something           B．Nothing        C．Few D．Much

“In our time,” Marx once wrote, “change is upon the world and cannot be stopped as we wish. The thing now is to understand it.” Marx devoted his life to understanding that change.

Born in Trier in 1818, he came from a rich, middle—class family. Many of his relatives believed in Judaism,but his father had changed to believe in Protestantism(新教) in order to become a lawyer. After studying at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, Marx became interested in politics in his early twenties and in 1848 wrote The Communist Manifesto, together with his life-long friend Friedrich Engels.

Revolution broke out throughout Europe in 1848 and Marx was forced to leave Germany when it failed in 1849. He moved to London, where he spent the rest of his life, working in the British Museum.

His stay in the house in Dean Street in Soho was a time of great hardship for Marx and his family. He was surviving almost on the money provided by Engels and on the very little money he earned as the foreign reporter for a newspaper in New York.

Three of his six children died during the time in Soho and, Marx even had to borrow money in order to bury one of them. Only when Marx’s wife Jenny got 120 pounds after her mother died was the family able to move out of Soho and into a slightly better house in Kentish Town.

Marx died on March 14th ,1883, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery in north London.

60．Why did Karl Marx’s father change his belief from Judaism to Protestantism?

      A．For his son’s education.                       B．For his career development.

       C．Not to be looked down on.                     D．To move to another country.

61．Why did Karl Max leave Germany?

       A．He was offered a job by the British Museum.      B．He couldn’t find work in Germany.

       C．The political situation was very dangerous for him. D．He wanted to write a book.

62．Which of the following statements is true?

       A．Karl Marx lived a happy life in Soho, London

       B．Karl Marx suffered the death of more than half his children

       C．Karl Marx was born in a poor family

       D．Karl Marx lived a better life after his mother-in-law died

63．Which is the right order of the following facts?

a. Marx’s family moved to Kentish Town.

b. Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto with Engels.

c. He began to work as the foreign reporter for a newspaper.

d. Marx had to leave Germany because of the failure of the revolution.

A. b d a c                            B. b d c a               C. c a b d             D. c b d a

       Some futurologists have assumed that the vast increase of women in the workforce may portend（預(yù)示）a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The opposite of this concern is that the outlook of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to put off marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy comes to life, the number of marriages also rises.

       The increase in divorce rates follows to the increase in women working outside the home. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The effect of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its effect on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible（似是而非的）. Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.

       Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.

       Also, a major part of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.

71. It is said in the passage that when the economy moves to a worse situation, _________.

       A. men would choose working women as their marriage partners

       B. more women would get married to seek financial security

       C. even working women would worry about their marriages

       D. more people would prefer to remain single for the time being

72. The underlined word “rejection” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________.

   A. accepting     B. refusing     C. producing      D. confusing

73. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, _________.

       A. they are more likely to control their marriage partners

       B. their husbands are expected to do more housework

       C. their marriage ties can be strengthened

       D. they tend to put their career before marriage

74. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that ________.

       A. they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom

       B. they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands

       C. they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations

       D. they tend to suspect their husbands loyalty to their marriage

75. Which of the following statements can best summarize the authors view in the passage?

       A. The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country.

       B. Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.

       C. In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent.

       D. The effect of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.

---- Really? Who will give _________ lecture?

   ---- Mr. Wang, ________ professor from Nanjing University.

A. the; 不填         B. a; the                C. the; a          D. a; a

       Katy has lived in New York for several years．she doesn’t get used to the life there

    A．Because    B．Unless    C．Although     D．Until